Detection of the tagged or untagged photons in acousto-optic imaging of thick highly scattering media by photorefractive adaptive holography

Michel Gross (1) , Max Max Lesaffre (2) , François Ramaz (2) , Philippe Delaye (3) , Gérald Roosen (3) , Claude Boccara (2)

1 LKB (Lhomond) - Laboratoire Kastler Brossel
2 Laboratoire Photons Et Matière
3 Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique / Manolia

We propose an original adaptive wavefront holographic setup based on the photorefractive effect (PR), to make real-time measurements of acousto-optic signals in thick scattering media, with a high flux collection at high rates for breast tumor detection. We describe here our present state of art and understanding on the problem of breast imaging with PR detection of the acousto-optic signal.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Michel Gross, Max Max Lesaffre, François Ramaz, Philippe Delaye, Gérald Roosen, et al.. Detection of the tagged or untagged photons in acousto-optic imaging of thick highly scattering media by photorefractive adaptive holography. European Physical Journal E: Soft matter and biological physics, 2009, 28, pp.173-182. ⟨10.1140/epje/i2008-10408-2⟩. ⟨hal-00339348v3⟩